Automobile-bumper



C. H. HATHAWAY.

AUTOMOBlLE BUMPER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3,192I.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

ii li liTii-lfi GHABIJES Z33 .EIAXVA'Z, Q? MILWAUKEE, WISCQNSIN, ASSIGN'QR TU ISADQEE FLQCTUEING CQEIQE-All'filfl', 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CfiRFOZi-L To aZZ whom it 92mg, concern:

Be it known that i CHARLES H, HA'ri-m- WAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisci-nsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Automobilellumpers, of which the following is a speci fi CZLtiOIL This invention relaies to an automobile bumper,

The automobile b' er in which the invention is particularly pplicable a spring bumper comprising in general :1 vertically rigid and a. horizontally resilient from her having inie ral looped endsflhe ends of which may be connected to the sidebar of an automobile frame by means 0'5 two independent vertically and horizontally rigid attaching arms.

An object of the invention. ie'ro provide a spring bumper having a Wide bufling surface.

Another object is spring bumper l easy to menu-Eric Anoth :1 objeci.

to rovicle an improved s to provide bumper having broad effective a, ceiviugg section integral. with the looped ends thereof,

Other objects after appear.

The views of the drawings are:

Figure l is ;i top plan of the bumper attached to on automobile "frame.

Fig. 2 front elevai ion of the bumper.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 5-45 of Fig.

The bumper is formed tWQsimiIarly slmpe i vertically rigid and horizontally resilient 1 and. 2, arranged to form broad and relatively long; closed loop 3, which providesa broad Willing surface.

The upper horizontal 4: of the loop 3 terminates at one end thereof and is rigidly fastened to the bar 1 by means of a rivet- 5 or other suifable means. The other end of ihe. horizontal arm 4 integral with the bar 2.

lower llOYiZORifil arm 6 a .i q

so at one end or the loop the loop 3 and is rigiof 3 rivet t'. integral with The oar l onsicle of loop 3 has an integral looped and 8 and iii-burned. arm 9.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PATENT GFMiZTEQ AUTOIiIOBILE-B'UMHER.

icatioii file January 3, 1921. Serial No. fififlk.

The horizontal arms 4'. and 6 of closed 2 i the same loop are :irrangeil in sub; tar)"- vertical plane, While the.

of the bars are in lior The bumper may be atti l i mobile frame by means orirearwar tending bumper attachingarms 12 5110 forward ends of which i: rigidly to the imu means of suitable c p" L; 0,. means. The rear aids l2 and 13 may be fasie side bars 15 and 16 or an eii'laoinobii by means of hook bolls 1'? or other a-tteclie s.

Thus, tliore is prori 'e bumper having a forwaro, member composed of two bars rigidly fastener t and two U-slmpeci resii with the respective ing confirmations disposed ends of to be fastened ilk; bumper may 1 bile frame.

VJhile bur one eirioooi' I, it is obvious rained writs;

1. Au let :e ienf, bar end for ii i8 ranged in vertical spaced mg :1 broad and reii'irii together at opposite ends 2. Anuui-omubile bumper c fiat vertically rigid and ient bars, each having an in enil for connestion to u. rer-irw" iug bumper F: of the bars 015' relation and f" long closed ends o horizontally resilient bars having their forward ends arranged in spacedrelat-ion in substantially the same vertical plane and forming a broad and relatively long closed loop, and means for rigidly fastening the bars together at opposite ends of the closed loop, the rearward ends of the bars being arranged to be fastened to attaching arms for attachment to an automobile frame.

4. An automobile bumper comprising two similarly formed flat vertically rigid and horizontally resilient bars having their forward ends arranged in siaced relation in substantially the same vertical plane and forming a broad and relatively long closed loop, an integral loop the other end of each bar and having an inturned arm for connection to a bumper attaching arm, and rivets at opposite ends of the loop extendingthrough the bars and rigidly fastening the same together.

5. An automobile bumper comprising two similarly formed fiat vertically rigid and horizontally resilient bars having their inner and forward ends arranged in spaced relation in substantially the same vertical plane and forming a broad and relatively long closed loop at opposite ends of which terminate the inner and forward ends of the respective bars, means for rigidly fastening the bars together at opposite ends of the loop, and an integral loop at each end of the closed loop having a rearward inturned arm to be fastened to a bumper attaching arm.

6. An automobile bumper comprising two similarly for-med flat vertically rigid and horizontally resilient bars arranged in spaced relation in substantially the same vertical plane and forming a broad and relatively long closed loop, each bar extending from an end of the loop along one side thereof and beyond the other end thereof, and

terminating in an integrally formed. loop having an inturned arm for connection to a bumper attaching arm. and means for rigidly fastening the bars together at opposite ends of the loop.

7. An automobile bumper having in combination two similarly formed iiat bars, each having at one end thereof an integral loop with an inturned arm and having its other end arranged to form with other bar a broad and relatively long closed loop in the plane normal to th-t ot the integral loops. and means comprising rivets extending through the bars at opposite ends of the closed loop and rigidly fastening the bars together.

8. An automobile bumper having in combination two similarly formed that oars, each having at one end thereof an untegral loop;

the other ends of the two bars being arranged to form a broad and relatively-long closed loop and terminating at opposite endsv long closed loop, and rearwardly extending attaching arms for supporting the bar on automobile "frame.

10. An automobile bumper having in combination a vertically rigid and horizontally resilient bar, the central bnfiing section of which comprises two vertically spaced horizontal arms forming a broad and relatively long closed loop, the sections of the bar ex-- tending beyond the closed loop having in tegral looped ends,- and rearwardly extending attaching connected to integrally looped ends for supporting the bar on an automobile frame.

11. An automobile bumper having a forwardly disposed impact member formed of two parallel resilient bars connected together at their ends and two U-sl1aped resilient arms integral with the respective allel bars, the rearwardly disposed ends of the arms bein arranged to be connected to bumper attach lg arms.

l2. An automobile bumper comprising two parallel resilient liars rigidly fastened together at their ends and forming an impact receiving section, and a il -shaped resilient bar integral with each parallel bar, the free end of each ti-shaped bar being arranged for connection to a. bumper attaching arnr 13. An automobile bumper having in com bination two parallel vertically rigid and horizontally resilient bars forming a broad impact receiving section, means for rigidly fastening the bars together at their ends, and a Ll-shaped vertically rigid and horizontally resilient-3 bar inte ral with each 1 bar and having its free end' arranged for connection to a bumper attach-- ing arm.

In whereof, if have hereunto subscribed my name. v.

(l-LXRLES H. EK LTHATE' AY. 

